A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.

Escapes in Printing.

IN the second Chapter, pag. 42. to the VVitnessing of Antiquitie, proving, that Personall succession, to the Chaires of true Teachers, priviledgeth not from Errour, is to bee added the example of Honorius, the pretended successour of Pe∣ter, and yet an Hereticke, condemned in three famous Councels, and avouched to bee such, by a number of Auncientes, Greeke and Latine, as Tharasius, Theodo∣rus, Epiphanius, Psellus, and Beda, whome Bellarmine setteth downe, Lib. 4. de Pont. cap. 11. §. septimum.

To the Confession lyke-wyse of Partie, concerning the Church of Rome, is to be added, these ingenuous words of Lyra, to wit, That manie Popes haue beene found to haue made apostacie from the trueth. Lyra, in Matth. 16.

In the second chapter also, pag. 55. the VVitnessing of Antiquitie is omitted, to wit, the testimonie of sainct Ambrose; which proveth, Miere personall succes∣sion, to bee no note of the Church: whose wordes are these, They haue not Peter's heritage (sayeth hee) who haue not Peter's fayth. Lib. 1. de penit. cap. 6. Neyther

doe wee proue the fayth, by mens per∣sons, (sayeth Tertullian) but rather the persons by the fayth. Lib. de praescrip. contra hereticos, cap. 3.

The Confession also of our Adversaries is this: It followeth not, therefore, (sayth Bellarmine) necessarilie, that there is the Church, where there is succession. Bell. lib. 4. de Ecclesia, cap. 8. §. dico secundo.

In lyke manner, in the same seconde chapter, and pag. 55. the VVitnessing of Antiquitie is omitted, to wit, sainct Au∣gustine's testimonie, proving Duration, or Antiquitie, to be no note of the Church: whose wordes are these, The two Cities of the Church of the Godlie, and Wic∣ked, (sayeth hee) are in this worlde, both to remayne even to the ende. Aug. in Psal. 64. & lib. 15. de civit. Dei, cap. 1.

The Confession lyke-wyse of our adver∣sare Partie, is this: Because manie, even till Christ's tyme, (sayeth Cajetan) shall continue in the doctrine of Antichrist; therefore it is sayde, Whome Hee shall abolish, vvith the brightnesse of His comming. Cajet. in 2. Thess. 2.

And, in a vvorde, That all the Notes of the Church, which the Papistes ad∣duce, (except those that may bee redu∣ced, to the profession of the Trueth) are

no true Notes at all, let this Confession of our adversare Partie suffice. For true Notes (sayeth Bellarmine) should bee proper, and not common, no, not in opinion. And agayne, They should al∣so (sayeth hee) bee al-to-gether insepa∣rable. Bell. lib. 4. de notis Ecclesiae, cap. 2. §. ac primum, & §. tertio. Which being applyed to Antiquitie, Multitude, Ʋni∣versalitie, and such others, will proue clearlie, That they are no true Notes, of the true CHVRCH.

FINIS.